Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...

A new study based on mathematical modeling reveals how tradeoffs faced by human malaria parasites (Plasmodium ...

Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing. While some drugs can effectively prevent and treat malaria, resistance to those drugs ...

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

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UCCE experts urge producers to monitor their animals for signs of the parasite, which has been moving north from Central and South America.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) More than 1,200 Bridgeport high school seniors celebrated graduation Friday during a ...

An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...